Uttar Pradesh government to enact law to protect neglected parents

UP government is mulling over a proposal to enact a law to punish with jail terms for those found guilty of not taking care of their elderly parents.

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LUCKNOW: Here comes a good news for aging parents neglected by their children. The state government is mulling over a proposal to enact a law to punish with jail terms those found guilty of not taking care of their elderly parents. Such people would also made duty bound to pay a fixed sum on monthly basis to their parents and can even go to jail.

Disclosing this here social welfare minister Awadhesh Prasad said : "The children who would harass their parents or deny taking their responsibility at old age might be entitled to pay Rs 10,000 per month to them." As for the punishment, he said it could even extend to three months imprisonment.

All the sub-divisional magistrates have been authorised to ensure that the elderlies are getting the fixed amount, he asserted.

Meanwhile, some rules are being laid down in this connection and are being presently scrutinised by the law department of the state, the minister apprised.

Mr Prasad further said that a central law of 2007 in this connection has been enforced by the Akhilesh Yadav government in UP in September last.

In the Act the state government has been asked to construct old-age homes for the elders who are not cared by their children and are financially weak. He also added that further to make the rules effective, suggestions are also being sought from different voluntary organisations and those individuals already engaged in running old-age homes.